Land off Penny Street has been earmarked to be the new surface car park for pay and display parking.

The city council is expected to lodge plans for this site in Penny Street

A report by highways officers at the city council states: “There is a proposal to create a new surface car park at Penny Street, located off North Road, in 2018.

“The car park has yet to receive planning consent and indeed has yet to be physically constructed.

“This new car park is intended to meet some of the shortfall of car parking in the vicinity of the Market Hall car park and the new car park will offer the best tariffs of all the pay to stay car parks operated by the council.

“As this will be a new car park, a number of discounted day rate options are also proposed at this stage.”

Cabinet member for planning and regulation services councillor Peter Moss said: “The plot of land at Penny Street is owned by the council and is a potential future development site. We’re trying to make the best possible use of the available space and applying for a three year consent for car parking, subject to planning permission.

“With the continuing cuts to the council’s budget from Central Government this could provide much needed additional income to the council.”